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The Slaying of the Monster

The Slaying of the Monster is a miniature satire about the difference between a civic monument and the event it claims to record. The people of Laen set out to defeat a lava-spitting monster, find no creature they can attack and return to announce a victory. A final archaeological observation exposes the insecurity of their boast.

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